''Sokolovo'' (Russian title ''Соколово'') is a 1974 Soviet–
Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak may refer to:
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**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
war film
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made by
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue.
Biography and career
Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a stud ...
depicting the
Battle of Sokolovo
The Battle of Sokolovo took place on 8 and 9 March 1943, near the village of Sokolovo (, ''Sokolove'') near Kharkiv in Ukraine when the Third Battle of Kharkov, ongoing attack of the was delayed by joint Soviet Union, Soviet and Czechoslovakia, ...
in 1943. The film was published in two parts and was meant as the middle part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies ''
Days of Betrayal
''Days of Betrayal'' () is a 1973 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. It was also selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best ...
The film tells the story of Soviet aircraft designers and test pilots who, after the end of World War II, dedicate themselves to mastering MiG jet fighters, often risking their lives in the process. The plot focuses on three main characters—Viktor (Igor Yasulovich), Yevgeny (Sergey Nikonenko), and Alexei (Gennady Saifullin)—as they return from the war in the Far East and begin working on the development of a new jet aircraft. Viktor and Yevgeny take positions at an aviation factory as a designer and an engineer, respectively, while Alexei becomes a test pilot for the new technology.
The film also explores the personal challenges faced by the protagonists. Viktor's wife (Elena Sanaeva) leaves him for a wounded man she nursed in a hospital. Alexei's actions lead to the destruction of his own family. Only Yevgeny manages to maintain a stable and happy family life amidst the professional and personal turmoil.
Cast
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Ladislav Chudík
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Selected filmography
Awards
* Czech Lion
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as
Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda (; 25 November 1895 – 20 September 1979) was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero,Vladimir Samoilov as generálporučík
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Yury Solomin
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Klement Gottwald
Klement Gottwald (; 23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czech communist politician, who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1929 until his death in 1953 – titled as general secretary until 1945 and as chairman f ...
Otakar Jaroš
Otakar Jaroš (; 1 August 1912 – 8 March 1943) was a Czech officer in the Czechoslovak forces in the Soviet Union. He was killed in the Battle of Sokolovo and became the first member of a foreign army decorated with the highest Soviet decoratio ...
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Lev Ivanov
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as náměstek lidového komisaře
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Jiří Pleskot
Jiří Pleskot (3 May 1922 – 1 December 1997) was a Czech actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows 1958 and 1990.
Selected filmography
* '' The End of Agent W4C'' (1967)
* '' Hotel for Strangers'' (1967)
* '' Days of Betra ...
as
Eduard Beneš
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History
Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Follo ...
Reinhard Heydrich
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Vladimír Ráž
Vladimír Ráž (1 July 1923 – 4 July 2000) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague.
Selected filmography
* ''A Dead Man ...
as
Sergěj Ingr
General of the Army Jan Sergěj Ingr (2 September 1894 – 17 June 1956) was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Army five star general and the Minister of National Defense in the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during the Protectorate of Bohemia and ...
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Josef Langmiler Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname)
* ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film
*Musik Josef
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as
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Zdeněk Fierlinger (11 July 1891 – 2 May 1976) was a Czechoslovak diplomat and politician. He served as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1944 to 1946, first in the London-based Czechoslovak government-in-exile and then in liberated Cze ...
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Ladislav Hádl Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.
Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada.
Spellings and variations
In Bulgarian and ...
as Kopecký
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Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (; 25 January 1913, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980).
Biography
Ryzhov was born on 25 Ja ...
as pplk. Bilyutin
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Štefan Kvietik
Štefan Kvietik (10 May 1934 – 21 March 2025) was a Slovak actor and politician.
Early life
Kvietik was born on 10 May 1934 in the village Dolné Plachtince, First Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovakia. As a child, he planned to study medi ...
Jiří Krampol
Jiří Krampol (born 11 July 1938) is a Czech actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is best known as a Czech voice actor of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Louis de Funès, and is the recipient of the František FIlipovský Award for lifetime contributio ...
as Karel Horák
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Jan Kanyza
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as Rataj
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Rudolf Jelínek
Rudolf Jelínek (27 February 1935 – 10 August 2024) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in more than 122 films and television shows between 1955 and 2016 and participated in the dubbing of more than 60 films and television series. He played one ...
Emil Horváth
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*"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999)
*''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astr ...